By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
March 2,2014; 5:10PM,EST
While the worst of a major snowstorm will bypass Pittsburgh, enough snow to cause disruptions to travel and daily activities will come through Sunday night.
The storm is expected to bring 3 to 6 inches to the Pittsburgh area. Amounts will top 6 inches toward the West Virginia border but will fall short of 3 inches north of Interstate 80.
Snow began prior to daybreak Sunday. The worst travel conditions are expected into Sunday night.
Several inches of snow is still enough to cause slick travel on area roads and interstates.
Lengthy flight delays and many cancellations are expected well ahead of and during the storm, since it will move from west to east across the nation this weekend and impact many major hubs.
Motorists planning to travel to the south on interstates 68 and 79 should prepare for even more adverse conditions. That is where the heaviest snow will fall, potentially too fast for snow plows to keep up.
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The snow will taper off Monday morning, giving way to a mostly cloudy and colder day. Temperatures will struggle to reach the 20-degree mark.
Monday night's low could break the record of -1 F, set in 1943.
Frigid air will hold through Tuesday and Wednesday.
A warmup is expected Thursday through Saturday with highs in the 40s.
AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski contributed to the content of this story.
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Mike Smith
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MT I blame global warming! RT @Huskerwxman: @RyanMaue Kansas City likely to shatter coldest March high temp of 11 degrees.Current high is 5.
Jesse Ferrell
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What
went wrong w/ med-range 4cast for this storm? Was it 1st "Cali storm"
in a while & models failed until it was onshore? Something else?
Brief Break from Winter Storms
Although some milder air will finally begin to melt the snow across the North, more storms are on the way this week.
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